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Antibody validation

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Level of antibody staining/expression





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GENERAL INFORMATION

Gene name

KRT12

Gene description

Keratin 12, type I

Protein class

Disease related genes
Plasma proteins
Predicted intracellular proteins

Predicted localization

Intracellular

Number of transcripts

1
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HUMAN PROTEIN ATLAS INFORMATION

RNA category

TCGA (cancer tissue):Mixed
HPA (cell line):Not detected
HPA (normal tissue):Not detected

Protein evidence

Evidence at protein level

Protein expression
normal tissue

Highly expressed in the cornea.

ANTIBODY IHC RELIABILITY

Data reliability
description

External characterization data supports antibody staining but no internal RNA data available for correlation. Antibody staining in cells/structures not annotated, view images.

Reliability score

Supported based on 2 antibodies.
HPA055217 , HPA055835
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PROGNOSTIC SUMMARY

Gene product is not prognostic.
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RNA EXPRESSION OVERVIEW

TCGA dataset
RNA cancer category: Mixed
0.050100150200250300FPKMBreast cancer (BRCA)Cervical cancer (CESC)Colorectal cancer (COAD,READ)Endometrial cancer (UCEC)Glioma (GBM)Head and neck cancer (HNSC)Liver cancer (LIHC)Lung cancer (LUAD,LUSC)Melanoma (SKCM)Ovarian cancer (OV)Pancreatic cancer (PAAD)Prostate cancer (PRAD)Renal cancer (KICH,KIRC,KIRP)Stomach cancer (STAD)Testis cancer (TGCT)Thyroid cancer (THCA)Urothelial cancer (BLCA)

PROTEIN EXPRESSION

Colorectal cancer
Breast cancer
Prostate cancer
Lung cancer

STAINING SUMMARY

HPA055217
HPA055835

Cancer

Cancer staining

Protein
expression of
normal tissue

Breast cancer
 
Carcinoid
 
Cervical cancer
 
 
Colorectal cancer
 
 
Endometrial cancer
 
 
Glioma
 
Head and neck cancer
 
 
Liver cancer
 
 
Lung cancer
 
 
Lymphoma
 
 
 

Cancer

Cancer staining

Protein
expression of
normal tissue

Melanoma
 
Ovarian cancer
 
Pancreatic cancer
 
Prostate cancer
 
Renal cancer
 
Skin cancer
 
Stomach cancer
 
 
Testis cancer
 
Thyroid cancer
 
Urothelial cancer
 

Staining summary

Cancer tissues were negative in general.

Cancer

Cancer staining

Protein
expression of
normal tissue

Breast cancer
 
Carcinoid
 
Cervical cancer
 
 
Colorectal cancer
 
 
Endometrial cancer
 
 
Glioma
 
Head and neck cancer
 
 
Liver cancer
 
 
Lung cancer
 
 
Lymphoma
 
 
 

Cancer

Cancer staining

Protein
expression of
normal tissue

Melanoma
 
Ovarian cancer
 
Pancreatic cancer
 
Prostate cancer
 
Renal cancer
 
Skin cancer
 
Stomach cancer
 
 
Testis cancer
 
Thyroid cancer
 
Urothelial cancer
 

Staining summary

A single case of squamous cell carcinoma of cervix displayed moderate cytoplasmic and nuclear staining. Remaining cancer tissues were negative.

GENE INFORMATION

Gene name

KRT12 (HGNC Symbol)

Synonyms

K12

Description

Keratin 12, type I (HGNC Symbol)

Entrez gene summary

KRT12 encodes the type I intermediate filament chain keratin 12, expressed in corneal epithelia. Mutations in this gene lead to Meesmann corneal dystrophy. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

Chromosome

17

Cytoband

q21.2

Chromosome location (bp)

40861303 - 40867210

Protein evidence

Evidence at protein level (all genes)

Ensembl

ENSG00000187242 (version 83.38)

Entrez gene

3859

UniProt

Q99456 (UniProt - Evidence at protein level)

neXtProt

NX_Q99456

Antibodypedia

KRT12 antibodies

PROTEIN BROWSER

KRT12-001

PROTEIN INFORMATION

Splice variant

UniProt

Protein class

Gene ontology

Length & mass

Signal peptide
(predicted)

Transmembrane regions
(predicted)

KRT12-001
ENSP00000251643
ENST00000251643
Q99456 [Direct mapping]
Keratin, type I cytoskeletal 12
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Predicted intracellular proteins
Plasma proteins
Disease related genes
Protein evidence (Kim et al 2014)
Protein evidence (Ezkurdia et al 2014)
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GO:0005198 [structural molecule activity]
GO:0005882 [intermediate filament]
GO:0007601 [visual perception]
GO:0060429 [epithelium development]
GO:0061303 [cornea development in camera-type eye]
GO:0070062 [extracellular exosome]
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494 aa
53.5 kDa
No 0

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